How to (Turf)
Mark Scott
everything.
I have now got it under control from being a (Jungle) to an eye saw.
Grass, nettles, and just about anything else cut down to a min.
I am not an experienced gardener at all but your advice could help me very
much so Thanks in advance.
1/ I have to raise the level of my garden by 9" using about 20t of Top Soil.
But I have been told it is not necessary to Rotovate it.
And I have been told I have to ?
Which way should I go? I'm looking for the best results and not cutting
corners.
I want it to be nice and level at the end?
2/ Any good turfing company's in the Wirral Area (N.W.)!
3/How much should i pay for top soil per tonne.
Janet Tweedy
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many, many times :))
>At present I have a back garden that has been over run with just about
>everything.
Mark, it would be easier to answer your query properly if you put all
the question sin one go, then people who might be able to help could see
what the whole job entailed and could give you one answer. It also makes
it easier to follow the thread :))
but welcome to the newsgroups and to gardening anyway
Janet
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Chris French & Helen Johnson
>everything.
>1/ I have to raise the level of my garden by 9" using about 20t of Top Soil.
it. Is it because you have a slope? Are you therefore going to have to
build supporting walls. Or is it because you have no topsoil - unlikely
if you have had a lot of herbage to cut down.
> But I have been told it is not necessary to Rotovate it.
> And I have been told I have to ?
> Which way should I go? I'm looking for the best results and not cutting
>corners.
>I want it to be nice and level at the end?
important thing is to make sure you have good drainage [if its clay,
don't rotavate else you can worsen drainage. make sure its weed free,
and choose grass seeds or turf that will suit your checklist i.e. hard
wearing Vs decorative; shade or sun; low or high maintenance etc. If
you're buying turf from a reputable person, they should be able to tell
you your requirements from this checklist, and the planning that such
turf will need.
Pleas in the future put all related questions in one post, not almost
identical questions in many posts, as I suffer from burnout if I read
the same question from the same author too often :¬)
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Chris French and Helen Johnson
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cormaic
<ma...@mark2010.freeserve.co.uk> enriched all our lives with these
words:
>1/ I have to raise the level of my garden by 9" using about 20t of Top Soil.
> But I have been told it is not necessary to Rotovate it.
> And I have been told I have to ?
> Which way should I go? I'm looking for the best results and not cutting
>corners.
If you are raising the level by that much, there is no need to
rotovate, unless the existing ground is a hardpan surface, which might
cause drainage problems.
>I want it to be nice and level at the end?
Then lay the soil in 150mm layers and compact by trudging with
your boots before adding another layer. Allow soil to settle for at
least 2 weeks, preferably wet weeks, before laying turf.
Unless you have a good sandy soil, mix some clean, washed grit
sand into the top of the soil to help prepare the levelled bed. Rake,
rake, rake, rake, until all big stones and lumps and bits of Lego are
removed from surface prior to placing turf.
Lay turf to perimeter first, then infill, making sute joints
are staggered and packed tightly together. Do not stand directly on
the newly laid turf, but stand on a plank or a board to spread your
weight. Roll or tamp down as you work along. Fill any empty joints or
holes with a soil/sand/seed mixture.
If laying within the next 2 months, you will need to water it
in dry spells. Don't let the turf go longer than 3 days without water,
either rainfall or sprinkler/hose for the first 8 weeks.
Keep kids and mutts off the lawn for the first 4 weeks.
>
>2/ Any good turfing company's in the Wirral Area (N.W.)!
Try YP under Landscape Contractors. PS. the Spoirts Turf from
Turfland and Dutton (Widnes) is a brilliant turf for family gardens.
>3/How much should i pay for top soil per tonne.
>
In Birkenhead last October, we were paying 9 quid per tonne
for top quality, weed free loam, brought in from Burscough. Minimum 20
Tonne loads. Lovely stuff, far too good to be wasted on turf!
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